Quotemeal for Tuesday, January 5, 1960

"The real danger of legalism is that it produces a sense of attainment that short-circuits our call to live the life of Yes thorugh Christ. Self-achievement brings a false sense of assurance that somehow we can live a pure life in our own ability. This attitude ultimately leads us to cut ourselves off from the heart of God and, in turn, to deny our true identity in Christ."

— David Edwards

More Quotemeal

"Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius."

— George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon —

"Some people read their Bible in Hebrew, some in Greek; I like to read mine in the Holy Ghost."

— Smith Wigglesworth —

"Steadfastness in believing doth not exclude all temptations from without. When we say a tree is firmly rooted, we do not say the wind never blows upon it."

— John Owen —

"It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand."

— Madeleine L'Engle —